BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20100314T020000 RDATE:20100314T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100311T174404Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100421T133000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100421T113000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100311T174404Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100311T210007Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250458434 DESCRIPTION:Frank Helle\, CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, will lead an interactive discussion that will help entrepreneurs gain some insightful perspective s on Boards of Directors. Come share your challenges\, observations and successes with other CEOs of emerging businesses. The group will discuss strategies for selecting\, structuring and making your board more effec tive. You will also receive a high-level recap of the discussion from Fr ank. \;\n \;\nOpen only to CEOs or Presidents of currently operati ng companies that have employees. Box lunch will be served. This program is limited to 12 participants\, and is available on a first-come\, firs t-served basis. \;\n \;\nSpeaker: Frank Helle\, Axian\, Inc. - www .axian.com \;\n \;\nFrank Helle is CEO of Axian\, Inc.\, a 20-year old privately-held web-services company creating collaboration portals and business intelligence (software &\; data). Prior to 2002 he was a senior global manager at Monsanto Company. During that career he lived in Brussels Belgium for 5 years managing manufacturing\, engineering\, a nd supply chain for Europe\, Middle East\, and Africa. He then lived in Singapore for 5 years as Asia-Pacific Managing Director for 3 Monsanto D ivisions. \;\n \;\nFrank's leadership helps organizations realize more of their full potential\, and often focuses on turnarounds and turb o-charging growth. \;\n \;\nAside from positioning Axian to be &qu ot\;built to last\,"\; Frank mentors and coaches local CXOs to help them compete in the global marketplace and create more jobs in Oregon. F rank is an active Board Director of Oregon's Association for Corporate G rowth as Chair Emeritus &\; Past-President\, is an active Board Direc tor of Oregon’s high tech trade association\,Tech America\, and is an ac tive volunteer with the Oregon Entrepreneurs Network - chairing the CEO Roundtable.\n\nTags: oen\, round table\, board of directors\, ceo\, tvg\ n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/events/1250458434 URL:http://www.oen.org/events.aspx?id=122 SUMMARY:OEN CEO Roundtable with Frank Helle: Perspectives on Boards of Di rectors LOCATION:IronStone Bank : 309 SW Sixth Avenue\, Portland OR 97204 US SEQUENCE:2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100901T235257Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T100000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100923T073000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100901T235257Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100928T153840Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250459188 DESCRIPTION:About the Event: \;\nGiven the current great recession\, t he standard strategic planning process may not be enough. Many leaders are after superior resources\, speed\, and a deeper understanding of the underlying forces in the business environment. Those that have these c apabilities in their planning are likely in the lead or will emerge lead ers. \;\n \;\nWhat is the new normal? Join a panel of directors a nd strategists as they discuss the following: \;\n \;\n- Today’s s trategic environment \;\n- The role of the board in strategic planni ng today \;\n- Quarterly vs. annual planning cycles \;\n- Capabi lity logic (resources) \;\n- Guerrilla logic (speed) \;\n- Compl exity logic (business climate) \;\n- Aligning the entire organizatio n to the strategic plan \;\n- Recent best practices \;\n \;\n Panelists: \;\n- L.B. Day\, President\, LB Day and Company\, Inc. \, current board member\, Microchip Technology and Lynguent Technology \ ;\nL. B. Day and Company\, Inc. is a strategic planning and organization design consulting firm. Mr. Day’s specialty areas include strategic pl anning\, executive development\, and organization design. \;\n \; \n- Rick Wills\, former CEO &\; Chairman\, Tektronix\, Inc.\, current board member\, FEI Company \;\nMr. Wills joined Tektronix in 1979 an d has held a variety of positions during his tenure. In January 2008\, after eight successful years leading the company\, Mr. Wills was named C hairman of Tektronix. Mr. Wills transitioned from day-to-day operations to a consulting role\, providing strategic guidance to senior managemen t of Tektronix and the Danaher Test and Measurement platform until June 2008. \;\n \;\n- Scott Grout\, President and Chief Executive Offic er\, RadiSys Corporation \;\nScott joined RadiSys in 2002. Prior to j oining RadiSys\, Scott was President and Chief Executive Officer of Chor um Technologies\, Inc.\, a privately held company based in Richardson Te xas\, where he was responsible for the company's expansion efforts inclu ding initiatives for accelerating business development\, technology rese arch\, product manufacturing and talent recruitment (more). \;\n \ ;\nModerator: \;\n- Scott Demorest\, Principal and co-founder of ACME Business Consulting\, LLC \;\nACME is a Portland based management co nsultancy. Their core competency is managing the execution of the eleme nts within a corporations strategic plan. \;\n \;\nEvent Detail s: \;\nWhen: September 23\, 2010 \;\nTime: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. \;\nWhere: The Heathman Hotel\, Portland\, OR \;\nCost: $100 Te chAmerica members\, $150 nonmember \;\n \;\nRegister: (503) 624-5 715 or at http://www.techamerica.org/september2010bod \;\n \;\nTha nk you sponsors: The Brentwood Group\, KPMG LLP\, Stoel Rives LLP \; \n \;\n\n\nTags: bod\, directors education\, bod education\, board of directors\, board of directors education\, strategic planning\n\nImport ed from: http://calagator.org/events/1250459188 URL:http://www.techamerica.org/september2010bod SUMMARY:TechAmerica Board of Directors Education Event - Strategic Planni ng: Navigating the New Normal LOCATION:Heathman Hotel: 1001 SW Broadway\, Portland OR 97205 US SEQUENCE:3 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR